Tug-hook.



No. 741,755. PATENTED 0013.20, 1903. l

' A. UANDERSONE- TUG HOOK. APPLICATION FILED JULY 9. 190s. N

no MODEL.

Inventor clbxbudevson/ Witnesses ,l I I y Attorney YHE NORRIS PASHINGTQN D C Patented October 20, 1903.

P TENT OFFICE.

ARVID ANDERSON, OF HURLEY, WISCONSIN.

TUG-HOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 741,755, dated October20, 1903.

Application filed July 9, 1903. Serial No. 164,851. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ARVID ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hurley, in the State of Wisconsin, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Tug- Hooks; and I do declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the in vent-ion, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in hooks fortugs or other parts of a harness.

The object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterwhich is simple in construction, durable in use, and comparativelyinexpensive of production.

With this and other objects in view the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, combination, and arrange ment of parts,as will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointedout in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved hook.Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinalsectional view through the same. Fig. 4. is a horizontal sectional viewtaken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a transverse verticalsectional view taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 3.

In the embodiment of my invention, as illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, 1 denotes the body of my hook,which is formed with a curvedbill 2 at one end and apertured ears 3 at its opposite end. The portionof the body between said cars is cut away, as

shown at 4, to receive the folded or looped' end 5 of a tug or trace,the hook being secured to the end of said tug by passing a bolt 6through the apertures in said ears and the loop of said end. Said bolthas its lower end 7 screw-threaded to screw into the threaded aperturein the lower ear 3, and the head of said bolt is formed with arectangular eye 8, adapted to receive a supporting-strap 9. I provide apivoted spring-actuated tongue. 10 to close against the'bill. Thistongue is a hollow casing, the two sides 11 of which are pivoted uponthe sides of the body portion of the hook and are adapted to slide overthe same when the tongue is depressed to open the hook. The casingconsists of the two sides 11 and a-connecting top portion 12, whichcloses the hook and which is formed with a finger 13. Said fingerprojects into the upper portion of a cavity or recess 15, formed in thecenter of the body, and is en gaged bya detent or plunger 16, whichslides in a casing 17,and is actuated by a coil-spring 18, also inclosedin the casing 17. This casing is disposed in said cavity 15 and issecured in the same by a bolt 19, which also pivots the sides 11 of thetongue, as shown at 20. It will be seen that the spring 18 will forcethedetent 16 up, and the tongue of the hook will be held in its closedposition owing to the engagement of said detent with the finger 13. Thehook may be readily opened by depressing the tongue, as will be readilyunderstood. The sides and top of the tongue entirely inclose thespring-detent, its casing, and the cavity, and thus protect the samefrom dust, moisture, snow, ice, &c. The edges of the sides 11 arebeveled, as shown at 21, to form cutting edges which will scrape 0% anyice which may form on the sides of the hook.

The operation of my invention will be readily understood from theforegoing description and upon reference to the drawings. When the hookis used to connect a leather tug and the chain portion of a trace, thestrap 9 passes up over the back of the animal and supports the trace.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention. 7

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is- 1 1. A hook comprising a body portion anda bill, the former having a recess 15, a tongue to close against thebill and having a recess a In testimony whereof I have hereunto set myhand in presence of two subscribing wit- 1o nesses.

ARVID ANDERSON.

Witnesses:

HENRY MEADE, SIMON E. Home.

